The interim Prime Minister, Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, emphasized that the onlyinstitution in Pakistan with the remaining organizational capacity is themilitary. He stated that those involved in governance have to depend on themilitary to address the challenges.
These remarks on civil-military relations in Pakistan were made during aninterview with international media, as reported by state-run RadioPakistan. He pointed out that Pakistani political leaders often formalliances with the military for their own interests.
However, once they are no longer in power, they tend to criticize theinstitution in an attempt to shift blame for their failures. Kakar addedthat the country is entering the electoral process, and the interimgovernment’s timeline aligns with the law and the Constitution.
He pledged to ensure free and fair elections, with no organizational orinstitutional bias toward any party. The interim Prime Minister stressedthe constitutional requirement of constituency delimitation, emphasizingthe importance of upholding the supremacy of the Constitution.
Regarding the May 9 incidents, Kakar acknowledged people’s right to expresstheir sentiments within the bounds of the law but stated that thegovernment cannot tolerate “vandalism” in the name of protest.
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He emphasized that violent situations are not acceptable in any democraticsystem. Addressing allegations of US involvement in the ousting of the PTIchief from power, the caretaker Prime Minister mentioned that PTI membershave withdrawn such claims.
He clarified that the PTI chief’s removal was constitutional, and there wasno military coup involved. As a responsible caretaker government, Kakarasserted their commitment to safeguarding domestic affairs from externalinterference.
Regarding terrorist attacks and relations with Afghanistan, he noted thatPakistan has been combating such attacks for nearly fifteen years,employing both kinetic and non-kinetic measures to manage the situation toa certain extent.
